Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Jens Gieseke tells the story of the Stasi, a feared secret-police force and a highly professional intelligence service. He inquires into the mechanisms of dictatorship and the day-to-day effects of surveillance and suspicion. Masterful and thorough at once, he takes the reader through this dark chapter of German postwar history.. Translator(s): Burnett, David. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382546
- ISBN
- 9781782382546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.91
€ 162.91
Hardcover. Bohemia and Moravia, today part of the Czech Republic, was the first territory with a majority of non-German speakers occupied by Hitler's Third Reich on the eve of the World War II. Tens of thousands of Jewish inhabitants in the so called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia soon felt the tragic consequences of Nazi racial politics. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382942
- ISBN
- 9781782382942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Hardcover. Why was there such a far-reaching consensus concerning the utopian goal of national homogeneity in the first half of the twentieth century? Ethnic cleansing is analyzed here as a result of the formation of democratic nation-states, the international order based on them, and European modernity in general. Translator(s): Kreutzmuller, Charlotte. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383024
- ISBN
- 9781782383024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.00
€ 163.00
Hardcover. Significant recent research on the German Right between 1918 and 1933 calls into question received narratives of Weimar political history. The German Right in the Weimar Republic examines the role that the German Right played in the destabilization and overthrow of the Weimar Republic. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFM; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383529
- ISBN
- 9781782383529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.05
€ 175.05
Hardcover. This deliberate reinterpretation of the American idea of the national park was innovative and radical, but its consequences were not limited to Switzerland. The Swiss park became the prime example of a "scientific national park," thereby influencing the course of national parks worldwide. Translator(s): Weiss, Giselle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383734
- ISBN
- 9781782383734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.95
€ 162.95
Hardcover. Exploring the effects the protest movement of 1968 had on the political, social, and symbolic order of the societies they called into question, this volume focuses on the consequences and echoes of 1968 from different perspectives, including history, sociology, and linguistics. Editor(s): Gilcher-Holtey, Ingrid. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 ills, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383796
- ISBN
- 9781782383796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.37
€ 162.37
Hardcover. Based on archival materials and featuring memoirs of Holocaust survivors, this volume offers a rich array of both tragic and inspiring studies of the sanctification of life as practiced by Jewish medical professionals. Editor(s): Grodin, Michael A. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384175
- ISBN
- 9781782384175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.36
€ 163.36
Hardcover. This book contributes to our understanding of modern European history through the lens of sound by examining diverse subjects such as performed and recorded music, auditory technologies like the telephone and stethoscope, and the ambient noise of the city. Editor(s): Morat, Daniel. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384212
- ISBN
- 9781782384212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.17
€ 175.17
Hardcover. John Quincy Adams warned Americans not to search abroad for monsters to destroy, yet such figures have frequently habituated the discourses of U.S. foreign policy. This collection of essays focuses on counter-identities in American consciousness to explain how foreign policies and the discourse surrounding them develop. Editor(s): Cullinane, Michael Patrick; Ryan, David. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. Num Pages: 276 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384397
- ISBN
- 9781782384397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.71
€ 162.71
Hardcover. For many years, histories of the Holocaust focused on its perpetrators, & only recently have more scholars begun to consider in detail the experiences of victims & survivors, as well as the documents they left behind. This title provides an introduction and overview of Jewish narratives of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Goda, Norman J. W. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384410
- ISBN
- 9781782384410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.24
€ 163.24
Hardcover. Between 1935 and 1940, the Nazis incorporated large portions of Europe into the German Reich. The contributors to this volume analyze the evolving anti-Jewish policies in the annexed territories and their impact on the Jewish population, as well as the attitudes and actions of non-Jews, Germans, and indigenous populations. Editor(s): Gruner, Wolf; Osterloh, Jorg. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384434
- ISBN
- 9781782384434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.83
€ 175.83
Hardcover. he "forgotten majority" of German merchants in London between the end of the Hanseatic League and the end of the Napoleonic Wars became the largest mercantile Christian immigrant group in the 18th century. Using previously neglected and little used evidence, this book assesses the causes of their migration, the establishment of their businesses.. Translator(s): Klohr, Cynthia. Series: Studies in British & Imperial History. Num Pages: 372 pages, 15 illus., 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384472
- ISBN
- 9781782384472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.33
€ 163.33
Hardcover. Norwegians in colonial Africa and Oceania had varying aspirations and adapted in different ways to changing social, political and geographical circumstances in foreign, colonial settings. This collection reveals narratives of the colonial era that are often ignored or obscured by the national histories of former colonial powers. Editor(s): Kjerland, Kirsten Alsaker; Bertelsen, Bjorn Enge. Num Pages: 404 pages, 36 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1H; 1MK; HBJ; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385394
- ISBN
- 9781782385394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.65
€ 175.65
Hardcover. By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385714
- ISBN
- 9781782385714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.91
€ 162.91
Paperback. A fascinating history of sex and relationships. Breach of Promise was an archaic legal action brought about by a jilted lover (male or female) when their former intended broke off their engagement. This is the first ever non-academic book on the topic and reveals a fascinating romantic and legal underworld from the 1790s - 1960s. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783030361
- ISBN
- 9781783030361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.15
€ 24.15
Hardback. Translator(s): Gentes, Andrew A. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783081127
- ISBN
- 9781783081127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.06
€ 158.06
Hardcover. "Compiled [..] from the records and with the assistance of twenty-nine officers and officials of the naval and military services." Editor(s): Carruthers, Bob. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783463138
- ISBN
- 9781783463138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.11
€ 32.99
€ 30.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783463190
- ISBN
- 9781783463190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.46
€ 24.46
Hardcover. Published to coincides with 70th Anniversary of Hitler's Winter Offensive. The book describes how close the Nazis came to seizing the vital port of Antwerp and cutting off the British and Canadian 21 Army Group. Num Pages: 376 pages, Integrated B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 1DDL; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783463596
- ISBN
- 9781783463596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.04
€ 43.99
€ 39.04
Hardback. For centuries, Africa's Upper Guinea Coast region has been the site of regional and global interactions. This book examines how such encounters have continued into the present day, identifying the disruptions and continuities in social phenomena that have resulted. Editor(s): Knorr, Jacqueline; Kohl, Christoph. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; GTB; HBJH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 268 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330698
- ISBN
- 9781785330698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.02
€ 175.02